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She was already on the record as saying that she was “never happy” doing the “Rose of Persia” role: “It is no pleasure for me to sing in light opera.”

Outerwear consisted of light opera coats and black leather jackets.

She found enormous success performing and recording a variety of styles including folk-rock, country, Latin, light opera and pop.

The attention Williams rightly devotes to D’Oyly Carte’s theatrical pursuits, and to Gilbert and Sullivan’s light operas, suggests that the book might have benefited from a different title.

His dark good looks fit nicely with the romance-infused light operas popular in New York theater.